Game device.



PATENTBDH DEC. 11-, 1906.

0. GL DAVIS, GAME nsvms. APPLIOATIOH FILED HA3. 9, 1908.

WITNESSES:

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CLEVELAND G. DAVIS, OF MANISTEE, MICHIGAN.

GAME DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 11, 1906.

Application filed March 9,1906. Serial No. 305,099.

To all LUILU'III/ it 'lTMl/Z/ concern:

Be it known that I, CLEVELAND G. DAVIS a citizen of the United States,residing in Manistee, in the county of Manistee and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game Devices, ofwhich the following is a speoification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to games; and the object of my invention is toprovide a game which will be both interesting and amusing, and thereforecapable of holding the players attention, while serving as a recreationfor them, and which will teach the layers to be skilful in thecoordinate use the hand and eye.

My invention consists of a single piece of sheet material the bodyportion of which forms an inclined plane supported upon lugs cut fromtwo of the cornersand bent downwardly to form standards for raising therear part of the body portion. Between the lugs,

but bent in the. opposite direction from the lugs, is a back-stop, whichis cut into the shape of an animals head and formed with an aperture toindicate the open mouth of the animal, within which aperture is a lugprojecting from the body portion and designed to form a rest for amarble or like object.

' In the drawings illustrating the principle of my invention and thebest mode now known to me of applyingthat principle, Figure 1 is aperspective view of my new game in position on a sidewalk. Fig, 2 is asectional view along the line A A of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a rearelevation.

The body portion a, of sheet material, is supported in an inclinedposition by the lugs 12, which are formed by bending downwardly theupper corners of the sheet. the lugs b, but bent in the oppositedirection, is a central plate 0, integral with the body portion a. Thiscentral plate 0 is cut into any desired shape and suitably figured. In

the drawings the central plate a is shaped to resemble in outline thehead of a human being, and the front face of said plate is Between madeto resemble a mans face. In the plate 2 c is formed an aperture d, whichserves to indicate the mans mouth, and into this aperture projects fromthe body portion a lug e, which serves as a rest for the marble f.

The game is played by placing the device upon a floor, sidewalk,pavement, or other suitable surface and shooting at the marble f withthe intention of hitting it. The cen tral plate 0 serves as a back-stopfor missed shots.

The whole device is cut from one piece of sheet material and iscomparatively inexpensive.

What I claim is l. A game device made up of a single piece of sheetmaterial comprising a body portion having an uninterrupted surface whichrests in an inclined position upon lugs struck downwardly one from eachcorner of one end of said body portion; a backstop integral with saidbody portion and formed with an aperture near its junction with saidbody portion, said back-stop projecting rearwardly and upwardly fromsaid body portion and being centrally disposed; and a lug which projectsfrom said body portion into said aperture and serves as a rest for amarble or like object.

2. A game device made up of a single piece of sheet material comprisinga body portion which rests in an inclined position upon lugs struckdownwardly one from each corner of one end of said body portion; anapertured back-stop centrally disposed between, said lugs and projectingupwardly from said body portion, said back-stop being shaped in outlineto resemble the head of an animal and the front face of said back-stopbeing figured suitably to resemble the face of an animal; and a lugprojecting from said body portion into said aperture and serving as arest for a marble or like object.

CLEVELAND G. DAVIS.

